Vydrino, "Warm Lakes" (hostel): reviews and rates

Few would disagree that Lake Baikal is an unusual lake. There is in him some kind of magic that is still unexplained by science. On the shores of the lake there are a lot of large and small settlements, each of which is remarkable in its own way. One of them, located on the southern tip of Lake Baikal, is the village of Vydrino. Warm lakes are its main attraction. They, like Baikal, have a mysterious energy that is not amenable to explanation and are just as fabulously beautiful. They also have a pleasant feature - in summer the water in them is warm, as in the Mediterranean Sea! Not surprisingly, these places are extremely popular with all categories of holidaymakers.

A few words about the lakes. How to get there

Vydrino Village, whose warm lakes are so famous, is located on the Snezhnaya River. It is 172 km from Irkutsk, 300 km from Ulan-Ude. The nearest is Baikalsk, only 38 km to it. This is important for tourists who are going to have a rest on Warm lakes, as in Baikalsk you can find several good accommodation options. And get there from Warm Lakes is convenient by trains (walk in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening, the journey time is 50 minutes) or by car. Next to Vydrino is the P258, connecting Irkutsk and Chita. It takes about 40 minutes to Baikalsk. On the track there is a pointer "Warm Lakes". From the station Vydrino to them - only 7 km. The village can be reached from many cities of Russia, including Moscow and St. Petersburg by trains following to Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude.

Warm lakes only three: Emerald, actually Warm and Fairy Tale. They are all very different, have different water composition, but all are unique.

Fairy-tale and Warm

Many who want to see Vydrino, Warm lakes, confuse the Tale and Warm. In order not to be mistaken, one can logically be guided by the names given by our ancestors. One of them is the average of a wonderful three in size. Its depth is up to 20 meters. The beaches with relic black poplars, firs and pines are really fabulously beautiful. The water in the lake is warm, but you can not swim, as there are no convenient approaches. Quite often there are either hot spots or logs. However, fishermen, especially in the winter, like to sit here with a fishing rod. In the lake are caught perch, different sizes of pike.

The second is called Dead. This is completely justified, since there is no living creature in it. The depth of this smallest of the three lakes is only 2 meters. In winter it freezes almost to the bottom, in addition, the content of radon is found in the water. The shores of the lake are completely inaccessible due to unsteady peat bogs. But its beauty is not inferior to its two neighbors. Perhaps, the Dead Sea awaits a great future in connection with the organization of medical procedures on it. While they just admire.

Emerald

The most inhabited and ennobled (if I may say so) is Lake Emerald. All who are going to visit Vydrino, Warm Lakes, can find here signs of civilization in the form of the same name tourist base. This lake is the largest of the three. Its depths reach 50 meters. Here live a lot of different fish - carp, pike, perch. Water in the summer months reaches a temperature of +28! Bathing season here from late May to early October. And in the winter on the Emerald begins the season of ice fishing. Lake Emerald, like the other two, surrounds the forest with the most real trees-giants. Their trunks can not be grasped by one person. In addition, there is a lot of mushrooms and berries. Nearby is a local celebrity - Mount Monomakh's Cap. From its top there are such views that are breathtaking.

Holiday on Warm lakes, where to stay

Despite the fact that well-known are Warm Lakes (Vydrino), the tourist centers are represented in a single copy. This is the recreation center "Warm Lakes on the Snowy". Lack of competition, as you know, is not good. Therefore, to this database, its visitors have a number of significant claims. An alternative option may be Baykalsk. There are many decent recreation centers, a youth hostel, guest houses. Among them - "Cosmos", "Baikal", "Veps estate", "House by the Mountain". Prices in them are different, but all reasonable, start from 550 rubles / day. For the room. Living there, you can go to Warm Lake as a one-day or two-day (with a tent) excursion.

Another option for those who came to the Warm Lake - Vydrino. Houses to rent, where the price will be logically justified, you can at the residents of the village. There are no guest houses yet. People rent rooms in their apartments, cottages and similar dwellings. While they take three times cheaper than on the base. Advantages of such housing are everything, except lakes, near - railway. Station, shops, pharmacy, cafe, beach and other facilities of the village infrastructure. Disadvantages - the lake will need to get every day about 7 km. For those who are on the machine, this minus is insignificant.

"Warm lakes on the Snowy"

Since there are no tourist centers on such a popular site as Warm Lakes (Vydrino), unfortunately, we will get acquainted with the local monopolist. So, what is the recreation center "Warm lakes on Snezhnaya"? It is a fenced-off rather impressive stretch of forest, adjacent to Lake Emerald. On the territory there are 3 hotels: Monomakh, Vostochnaya and Zapadnaya (two wings of one building), Otrada cottage, several log houses and several summer houses, there is a parking lot and grounds for tents, children's and volleyball courts, tables And equipment for table tennis, a sauna with a thermical and a swimming pool, a rental of fishing and sports equipment, catering points. The base is open all year round. For leisure, vacationers can book several interesting excursions (accompanied by a guide who was a director of the base in Soviet times who knows these regions perfectly).

Vydrino, Warm lakes. Bases of rest, accommodation with comfort

On a single base of this area you can perfectly relax if you can book a good room. Do this in advance, as there are many who wish, but there are few proposals. The hostel offers:

1. "Monomakh". There are only 8 rooms, but with amenities. Among them there are 4 "lux" and 4 "standard". They are different, above all, the price. "Standard" - from 2200 rubles per day. For a place in the winter and up to 3800 in the summer. "Lux", respectively, from 2400 to 4200. In the rooms a minimal set of bedroom furniture, a wardrobe, a table, chairs, bedside tables, a refrigerator, a TV, a hygiene room with a toilet and a shower. In the "suites" you can relax on the terrace. As you can see, it's not cheap at all costs a trip to the Warm Lakes (Vydrino). The prices here bite, to put it mildly. Go ahead.

2. Hotel with "Eastern" and "Western" wings. The building is two-storeyed.

In the "East" building the first floor can please only 2 rooms with private facilities. They differ only in size. Prices in them are the same as in "Monomakh". Nearby there are 2 rooms without amenities - single and double. Prices, respectively, from 900 to 1000 and from 1600 to 2700 rubles per day. With a person. Facilities in the yard. The rooms have a TV and a fridge.

In the "Western" building you can rent one of the 4 rooms without conveniences, but with a kitchen, which is very valuable. There is also a common living room with a TV, a fridge and a hygiene room. Prices are from 1800 to 3200 rubles per day. Per person.

Cottage and a house near the water

Elite housing can be considered standing near the lake log house in one floor. There are three rooms here, all with beds. From the amenities - refrigerator, TV, washbasin and toilet "bio". In addition, there is a spacious veranda, a children's playground and a separate pier. It is worth this pleasure from 2000 to 3800 rubles per day. Per person.

In a two-story cottage "Otrada" accommodation only in the summer. On the first floor there are two rooms without conveniences and electrical appliances, but there is a shared kitchen and a pool table! On the second floor - 1 room only with beds and 2 with furniture, refrigerator and TV. This option is convenient for a family or a large company. On the second floor of the cottage there is also a lounge with a TV and sports equipment. Facilities in the yard. It is worth living in a cottage from 2700 to 3200 rubles per day.

Many are interested in what the prices are in Vydrino on Warm Lakes. As you can see, considerable. In addition to housing, you need to pay for the parking lot - 150 rubles / day, and for sleeping on it in the car - 500 rubles. The use of all (except for the toilet) amenities is also paid. Take a kettle - 50 rubles / day, a volleyball, chess or checkers - 50 rubles / day, change bed linen - 100 rubles. And so on.

Houses

A good option for accommodation in log houses heated in winter, of which there are only two. The first one-room, with a refrigerator, TV, sink. The second two-room, with a bedroom and a living room, in which there is a set of upholstered furniture, TV, refrigerator. Toilets in both houses of the category "bio". Prices from 2300 to 3900 rubles per day. Per person.

And, finally, summer houses. They are based on 30 pieces. Vacationers who came to the Warm Lakes (Vydrino), reviews about them leave the most unflattering. By area, they are so small that only beds are placed in them. Only in some there are refrigerators. Facilities - after 100 meters in the yard. Houses well, very summer, made of wooden shields. Payment in them - from 900 to 1200 rubles per day. Per person.

All prices are without food. It is paid separately on the basis. On the territory there is a cafe, pancake, restaurant. You can buy meals separately or order complex meals.

Resting savage

It's pretty cool to go to Vydrino (Warm Lake) by savages. Tents can be installed on the base under the supervision of a security guard, which will cost 500 rubles / day. From the person, and it is possible and absolutely free of charge, behind a protection. It's forbidden to camp near the shore, so everyone goes a little deeper into the forest, to the clearings. The rest turns out remarkable. You can independently walk around the neighborhood, fish, collect mushroom berries, and you can come to the base (entrance 50 rubles.) And enjoy the beach and all kinds of entertainment there. This includes renting a catamaran, tarzanka, water slides. You can even pay for a shower in the shower (100 rubles per person) or soak in a bathhouse (900 rubles per hour), as well as wash things in a typewriter (100 rubles 1 time). By the way, these same amounts are absolutely for all pay and holidaymakers for vouchers.

Reviews

Everyone who came to the Warm Lakes (Vydrino), the pros say:

- fantastic beauty of nature;

- magical air;

- Warm water in the lakes.

Among the noted drawbacks of the database are:

- price and quality discrepancy;

- old bedding;

- monotonous food;

- small beach;

- payment for passage to the lake;

- uncomfortable access to the base.